Far North

A Year in Lapland: Guest of the Reindeer Herders
by Hugh Beach

As a young man Hugh Beach went to live with the Saami reindeer hunters of Swedish Lapland. His lyrically written and very personal story of trying to fit into the herding way of life is a rare insider's account of the Saami. In a passionate and informed Afterword to this new edition of the book, he revisits his old friends and looks at how Sweden is attempting to balance the conflicting needs of reindeer herders and environmentalists in the 21st century.

"To look out upon the frozen wilderness above the Arctic Circle in the dead of winter one would be convinced that the land was still uninhabitable by any living creature if not for hundreds of reindeer tracks and perhaps some occasional long grooves beside them in the snow made by Saami on skis as they drove their herd toward new winter pastures. It is a wonder that life is at all possible here. The myths do not tell us when the Saami came to Lapland or where they came from, but they tell of something more important: the relationship of these people to their land."
--Hugh Beach, from the Introduction

ZB2306    A Year in Lapland: Guest of the Reindeer Herders      $19.95

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